Going to college soon, I often find myself reminiscing on my childhood and feeling as if those memories have slipped out of my reach. Often, childhood is portrayed as a time of wonder and imagination, filtered with bright sunlight and vibrant colors. Growing up, one of my favorite songs was The Beatles' "Yellow Submarine". To me, it represents the youthfulness and glowing quality of my memories, band members singing about an idyllic world living in a yellow submarine. However, lately I associate with the submarine, as a capsule for memories as I look back on them, aged with the tide of years. I wrote this piece to describe the strangeness one feels with the passage of time as their symbol of youthful imagination dims into a relic of the past. Hope you enjoy:)
-Via